83 FR 21280 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Assurance of Compliance-Civil Rights Certificate

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 90 (May 9, 2018)

Page Range		21280-21280
FR Document		2018-09833

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 90 (Wednesday, May 9, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 21280]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09833]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2018-ICCD-0016]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Assurance of Compliance--Civil Rights Certificate

AGENCY: Office for Civil Rights (OCR), Department of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 
proposing an extension of an existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 8, 2018.

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the 
information collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2018-ICCD-
0016. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted 
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal 
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Please note that comments 
submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period 
will not be accepted. Written requests for information or comments 
submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the 
Director of the Information Collection Clearance Division, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room 216-32, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Elizabeth Wiegman, 202-453-6039.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with 
an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing 
collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact 
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's 
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in 
the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed 
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The 
Department of Education is especially interested in public comment 
addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to 
the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be 
processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden 
accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the 
Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, 
including through the use of information technology. Please note that 
written comments received in response to this notice will be considered 
public records.
    Title of Collection: Assurance of Compliance--Civil Rights 
Certificate.
    OMB Control Number: 1870-0503
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector; State, Local, and 
Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 25.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 8.
    Abstract: The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has enforcement 
responsibilities under several civil rights laws, including Title VI, 
Title IX, Section 504, the Age Discrimination Act, and the Boy Scouts 
of America Equal Access Act. To meet these responsibilities, OCR 
collects assurances of compliance from applicants for Federal financial 
assistance from, and applicants for funds made available through, the 
Department of Education, as required by regulations. These entities 
include, for example, State educational agencies, local education 
agencies, and postsecondary educational institutions. If a recipient 
violates one or more of these civil rights laws, OCR and the Department 
of Justice can used the signed assurances of compliance in an 
enforcement proceeding.

    Dated: May 3, 2018.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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Needs and Uses: Through the Office in response to this notice should be Abstract: The Office for Civil Rights
of Economic Adjustment (OEA), submitted electronically through the (OCR) has enforcement responsibilities
Department of Defense (DoD) funds are Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// under several civil rights laws,
provided to communities for economic www.regulations.gov by selecting the including Title VI, Title IX, Section 504,
adjustment planning in response to Docket ID number or via postal mail, the Age Discrimination Act, and the Boy
closures and realignments of military commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Scouts of America Equal Access Act. To
installations. A measure of program Please note that comments submitted by meet these responsibilities, OCR collects
evaluation is the monitoring of civilian fax or email and those submitted after assurances of compliance from
job creation, and the type of the comment period will not be applicants for Federal financial
redevelopment at former military accepted. Written requests for assistance from, and applicants for
installations. The respondents to the information or comments submitted by funds made available through, the
annual survey will generally be a single postal mail or delivery should be Department of Education, as required by
point of contact at the local level that is addressed to the Director of the regulations. These entities include, for
responsible for overseeing the base Information Collection Clearance example, State educational agencies,
redevelopment effort. If this data is not Division, U.S. Department of Education, local education agencies, and
collected, OEA will have no accurate, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room postsecondary educational institutions.
timely information regarding the 216–32, Washington, DC 20202–4537. If a recipient violates one or more of
civilian reuse of former military bases. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For these civil rights laws, OCR and the
As the administrator of the Defense specific questions related to collection Department of Justice can used the
Economic Adjustment Program, OEA activities, please contact Elizabeth signed assurances of compliance in an
has a responsibility to encourage private Wiegman, 202–453–6039. enforcement proceeding.
sector use of lands and buildings to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Dated: May 3, 2018.
generate jobs as military activity Department of Education (ED), in Stephanie Valentine,
diminishes, and to serve as a accordance with the Paperwork Acting Director, Information Collection
clearinghouse for reuse data. Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
Affected Public: Business or other for- 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general Officer, Office of Management.
profit; State, local, or tribal government. public and Federal agencies with an [FR Doc. 2018–09833 Filed 5–8–18; 8:45 am]
Annual Burden Hours: 100. opportunity to comment on proposed, BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
Number of Respondents: 100. revised, and continuing collections of
Responses per Respondent: 1. information. This helps the Department
Annual Responses: 100. assess the impact of its information DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Average Burden per Response: 1 hour. collection requirements and minimize
Frequency: Annually. the public’s reporting burden. It also National Assessment Governing Board
Dated: May 3, 2018. helps the public understand the AGENCY: National Assessment
Shelly E. Finke, Department’s information collection Governing Board, U.S. Department of
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison requirements and provide the requested Education.
Officer, Department of Defense. data in the desired format. ED is
ACTION: Announcement of open and
[FR Doc. 2018–09823 Filed 5–8–18; 8:45 am] soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that closed meetings.
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is described below. The Department of SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the
Education is especially interested in agenda for the May 17–19, 2018
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION public comment addressing the Quarterly Board Meeting of the National
following issues: (1) Is this collection Assessment Governing Board (hereafter
[Docket No. ED–2018–ICCD–0016] necessary to the proper functions of the referred to as Governing Board). This
Department; (2) will this information be notice provides information to members
Agency Information Collection processed and used in a timely manner;
Activities; Submission to the Office of of the public who may be interested in
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; attending the meeting or providing
Management and Budget for Review (4) how might the Department enhance
and Approval; Comment Request; written comments related to the work of
the quality, utility, and clarity of the the Governing Board. Notice of this
Assurance of Compliance—Civil information to be collected; and (5) how
Rights Certificate meeting is required under § 10(a)(2) of
might the Department minimize the the Federal Advisory Committee Act
AGENCY: Office for Civil Rights (OCR), burden of this collection on the (FACA). This meeting notice is late due
Department of Education (ED). respondents, including through the use to a technical issue with the publication
of information technology. Please note of the notice.
ACTION: Notice.
that written comments received in
DATES: The Quarterly Board Meeting
SUMMARY: In accordance with the response to this notice will be
will be held on the following dates:
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is considered public records. • May 17, 2018 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00
proposing an extension of an existing Title of Collection: Assurance of
p.m.
information collection. Compliance—Civil Rights Certificate. • May 18, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00
OMB Control Number: 1870–0503
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
Type of Review: An extension of an p.m.
submit comments on or before June 8, • May 19, 2018 from 7:30 a.m. to
existing information collection.
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2018. Respondents/Affected Public: Private 10:45 a.m.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the Sector; State, Local, and Tribal ADDRESSES: Embassy Suites
documents related to the information Governments. Montgomery Hotel and Conference
collection listed in this notice, please Total Estimated Number of Annual Center, 300 Tallapoosa Street,
use http://www.regulations.gov by Responses: 25. Montgomery, Alabama 36104.
searching the Docket ID number ED– Total Estimated Number of Annual FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
2018–ICCD–0016. Comments submitted Burden Hours: 8. Munira Mwalimu, Executive Officer/

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before June 8, 2018.
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Elizabeth Wiegman, 202-453-6039.
FR Citation		83 FR 21280